The Burning Rice Fields (older folktale) and newer folktale called Tsumani (illustrated by Ed Young.) A Mama for Owen is also a good "after Tsumani" book. The books are all for elementary age students, but the website could be used at any age level, I think.
I think that it gives a good explanation of a tsunami. http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/book01.htm
Check it out! You can actually walk through museums and zoom in on paintings so close you can see the brushstrokes and cracks! Here's the link:
Ronda's Corner
We had an outstanding Membership Day! Thank you - Kristine Macchioni. Todd Catalano, Gary
Ciszewski, and Tim ClarkeJapan - earthquake- tsunami - nuclear threat
http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/
The NY Times Learning Network has an astounding collection of resources (on
this, and so many other topics):
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/11/teaching-ideas-the-earthquake-and-tsunami-in-japan/?ref=education
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/12/world/asia/the-explosion-at-the-japanese-reactor.html
http://www.nytimes.com/packages/flash/newsgraphics/2011/0311-japan-earthquake-map/index.html
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/11/world/asia/maps-of-earthquake-and-tsunami-damage-in-japan.html#panel/1
Amazing pictures (you can toggle over) to view before scenes and the after scenes of the same areas!
http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/japan-quake-2011/beforeafter.htm
Scholastic News – earthquake/tsunami in Japan
http://l.wbx.me/l/?instId=a71f67e3-b7a9-4884-9c79-80272d1c2395&token=b260f359f99ecffb40d08febeec9d609993a51360000012eb273b39e&u=http%3A%2F%2Fcontent.scholastic.com%2Fbrowse%2Farticle.jsp%3Fid%3D3755883
http://2day.sweetsearch.com/
“Nature Wages War” articles
http://bit.ly/bundles/findingdulcinea/5
The Burning Rice Fields (older folktale) and newer folktale called Tsumani (illustrated by Ed Young.) A Mama for Owen is also a good "after Tsumani" book. The books are all for elementary age students, but the website could be used at any age level, I think.
I think that it gives a good explanation of a tsunami.
http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/book01.htm
Check it out! You can actually walk through museums and zoom in on paintings so
close you can see the brushstrokes and cracks! Here's the link:
http://www.googleartproject.com/
Nicola Campbell's outstanding book, Shi-shi-etko, was made
into a short film. Info here:
http://bit.ly/g3mdCB
GREAT SITE:
http://www.slimekids.com/